The best of arts and culture from the BBC

Works by D/deaf, neurodivergent and disabled artists

A collection showcasing exciting new voices from across the UK

Culture in Quarantine

Sofia Coppola in conversation

Were Bill Murray’s whispered words to Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation influenced by a classic Italian film?

BBC Arts

Roll Credits

Celebrating the treats found after the main action, from comedy blooper reels to the stingers found in superhero movies

BBC iPlayer

Between the Covers

Picks from Alan Davies, Iain Stirling, Sarah Kendall & Suzi Ruffell

Selections include a dark comic anti-war story, a collection of demented visions and an iconic 19th Century novel

BBC Arts

Picks from Ben Miller, Kacey Ainsworth, Rob Rinder and Sindhu Vee

Their favourite books include a love triangle, a legendary boxing match, and two very different families

BBC Arts

Picks from Fern Brady, John Thomson, Lou Sanders and Olly Smith

Book choices include an unconventional love story, a real-life spy thriller, and a new take on a fictional secret agent

BBC Arts

Picks from Evanna Lynch, Dane Baptiste, Emilia Fox and Andy Parsons

Their chosen books include the autobiography of a 20th Century icon and beloved children's story

BBC Arts

Inside Cinema

The Lord of the Rings

How Peter Jackson combined classic and cutting-edge techniques to craft his adaptation of Tolkien's epic fantasy trilogy

BBC iPlayer

Cary Grant

How a working-class boy from Bristol became one of the biggest stars in Hollywood

BBC iPlayer

Pregnant Cinema

What to expect when you're expecting on the big screen

BBC iPlayer

New on BBC iPlayer

Turner Prize ceremony

Catch up on the ceremony from Coventry Cathedral where the winner of the prestigious contemporary art prize was revealed

BBC Arts

This Cultural Life

Conversations with leading figures from the arts world including Bernardine Evaristo and Sir Kenneth Branagh

BBC iPlayer

Freddie Mercury: The Final Act

The story of the extraordinary final days of his life and the huge tribute concert staged in his memory

BBC iPlayer

New on BBC Sounds

Screenshot

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the hidden gems on TV, cinema, streaming and beyond

BBC Sounds

Northern Drift

Elizabeth Alker presents live music and poetry readings from the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge

BBC Sounds

Sound and Vision

Miranda Sawyer interviews actors, directors and soundtrack makers about their lives and careers in music and film

BBC Sounds

Exciting interactives from BBC New Creatives

Explore a remote landscape scarred by human activity

Artist and activist Georgia Tucker uses virtual reality to show viewers worlds that are both alien and familiar

BBC NEW CREATIVES

New prototype embeds BBC sound archive in the real world

The Sonosynthesiser explores how forgotten sound recordings can be embedded in physical space

BBC NEW CREATIVES

Controlling a hologram with your hands

Artist Vince Baidoo-Lowe explores different ways of controlling virtual characters by moving the body

bbc new creatives

New works by disabled, neurodivergent and D/deaf artists

Silent World

Visualising the Covid-19 pandemic through the eyes of Signkid, a deaf-rapper.

BBC iPlayer

The Cat, The Mouse and The Sausage

Three strangers sharing a small flat encounter big problems in this animated adaptation.

BBC iPlayer

How To Thrive In 2050!

A call for action for a creative, equitable and ‘neuro-fantastic’ future by an octopussy.

BBC iPlayer

Elsewhere in Arts & Culture

'I'm learning just as much as I'm giving'

Seven questions for British-Nigerian painter Tunji Adeniyi-Jones

Art UK

The Central Office of Information at 75

Collaborating with The National Archives and IWM, the BFI showcase the eclectic range of work produced by the department

BFI at Home

Stories from Holburne Museum with Josie Long

Staff and volunteers share their favourite objects, personal picks and hidden gems from the Bath museum

Art Fund

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